Sum, sum, summertime!

at last! i've been out of school since Thursday at 12:30. the kids left at noon. i did bus duty, and sang as the bus pulled away (na na na na, na na na na. hey hey hey. good bye!) it was an odd year. it really didn't seem like the school year should have been over yet. probably because i was really only there since january. it was like i had a short (6 week) school year, then summer break, then another truncated school year. not that i'm complaining, mind you. i'm loving being a full-time mom to baby o. he is so much fun these days. he's giving kisses and hugs, chattering like crazy, and even has the start of a few words: mama, dada, baba (bottle). he can say these words, though he's not using them as lables as yet.

solids are coming well. we had real banana pieces yesterday after breakfast. the mess was pretty big, but he ate the pieces just fine. he's also getting pretty good at self-feeding. he likes veggi puffs, fruit puffs, and bananas so far. he's not too wild about cheerios. (michele - can we give him the yogurt burst cheerios?) he had one at church on sunday and pretty much spit it out.

we now have four teeth. two on top (lateral incisors) and two on bottom (central incisors). i wouldn't be surprized if he cuts a few more over the next few weeks. we go in for our 9 month check-up on the 17. i can't believe it's getting close to time for that already!

o is now able to crawl. he still will do the commando thing, but he can get himself pretty easily from point a to point b on his hands and knees. his favorite color currently seems to be red. he goes straight for anything red.

a better picture of the toofers!

zerber baby!

cutie pie with teeth!

Surprise!

We were at the annual Bryant (my school) Block Party last night. It was a blast. Owen and the daughter of another teacher (she's about 3 months older than Owen) were giving eachother hugs. It was so cute! I was talking with another mother, who asked if he was getting his top teeth (lots of drooling, chewing on fingers, etc.) and I said they were starting. I put my finger in to feel and guess what I felt! Not a central incisor but his right lateral incisor on top! It's definately through. That could have been part of the issues we've been having this last week or so. What a surprise! Needless to say, this most recent bit of teething has been nothing compared to the first. If this is how the rest of his teething goes, bring it on!

I've told Jeffy what I want for our anniversary at the end of next month: tickets to see Wicked when it comes to Seattle in September.